Comments on: Arrington and Wired: Keyboards at dawn http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/14/arrington-and-wired-keyboards-at-dawn/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:52:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: JoeDuck http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/14/arrington-and-wired-keyboards-at-dawn/#comment-341109 JoeDuck Wed, 14 May 2008 20:36:33 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2421#comment-341109 Great post title Matt -<br><br>Both authors driven (perhaps in some part subconciously) by our human tendency to watch fights more than reasoned debate. On TV, blowhards like Sean Hannity are watched more and paid much more than Charlie Rose who does some fo the best TV journalism in decades. The slope is steep and we are all sliding down fast, so might as well enjoy it. Great post title Matt -

Both authors driven (perhaps in some part subconciously) by our human tendency to watch fights more than reasoned debate. On TV, blowhards like Sean Hannity are watched more and paid much more than Charlie Rose who does some fo the best TV journalism in decades. The slope is steep and we are all sliding down fast, so might as well enjoy it.

]]> By: antje wilsch http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/14/arrington-and-wired-keyboards-at-dawn/#comment-341107 antje wilsch Wed, 14 May 2008 18:52:05 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2421#comment-341107 I agree, made me laugh. I can see a furious write-off. I agree, made me laugh. I can see a furious write-off.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/14/arrington-and-wired-keyboards-at-dawn/#comment-341106 mathewi Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2421#comment-341106 Thanks, MG. Thanks, MG.

]]> By: Ben http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/14/arrington-and-wired-keyboards-at-dawn/#comment-341108 Ben Wed, 14 May 2008 18:17:59 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2421#comment-341108 There is no way Wired is going to win this battle. First, as the more established player they seem like a bully. Second, as the more established player they don't have the luxury of being as brutally honest as Arrington and don't have such a personal connection to influentials in the blogosphere. Regardless of how much people actually like Mike, a lot of his readers (me included) can't help but feel a little connected to him since we read his (mostly) authentic voice every day, which makes him much more sympathetic than a more impersonal publication like wired. There is no way Wired is going to win this battle. First, as the more established player they seem like a bully. Second, as the more established player they don't have the luxury of being as brutally honest as Arrington and don't have such a personal connection to influentials in the blogosphere. Regardless of how much people actually like Mike, a lot of his readers (me included) can't help but feel a little connected to him since we read his (mostly) authentic voice every day, which makes him much more sympathetic than a more impersonal publication like wired.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/05/14/arrington-and-wired-keyboards-at-dawn/#comment-341104 mathewi Wed, 14 May 2008 18:11:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2421#comment-341104 I was thinking about that too, Leigh -- and Larry Dignan had a good<br>post about the same topic at ZDNet<br>(<a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8817">http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8817</a>), in which he talked about how at<br>least with the blogosphere, conflicts of interest and other sorts of<br>interpersonal matters that affect what gets written are relatively<br>transparent, and therefore easier to either discount or keep in mind<br>when the content is being read. I see that as an overall plus. I was thinking about that too, Leigh — and Larry Dignan had a good
post about the same topic at ZDNet
(http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=8817), in which he talked about how at
least with the blogosphere, conflicts of interest and other sorts of
interpersonal matters that affect what gets written are relatively
transparent, and therefore easier to either discount or keep in mind
when the content is being read. I see that as an overall plus.

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